IBM and OpenAI form strategic partnership with a dedicated OpenAI Practice

IBM and OpenAI agreed a strategic partnership to deploy AI across core enterprise functions such as finance, procurement, customer operations and HR. IBM is launching a dedicated OpenAI Practice, and thousands of its consultants and engineers will pursue OpenAI partner certifications. IBM did not disclose financial terms or a deal value.

• Dedicated OpenAI Practice inside IBM Consulting
• Embeds OpenAI models including GPT-5.6, Codex and ChatGPT Work
• IBM joins OpenAI's Elite partner tier
• No financial terms or deal value disclosed